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Globalization and development : a Latin American and Caribbean perspective

Contributor(s): Ocampo, José Antonio | Martin, JuanMaterial type: Text

TextSeries: Publication details: Palo Alto, Calif. : Washington, DC : Stanford Social Sciences ; World Bank, c2003Description: xv, 214 p. ; illustrationISBN: 0821355015 (World Bank); 9780821355015 ; 0804749566 (Stanford); 9780804749565Subject(s): Globalization | Economic developmentDDC classification: 337.1 Online resources: Click here to access online | Click here to access online

Contents:

Globalization: A Historical, Multidimensional Perspective -- Economic Globalization -- Noneconomic Dimensions of Globalization -- Ethical and Cultural Dimensions -- Political Dimension -- Opportunities and Risks -- International Trade and the New Global Production Structure -- International Trade -- International Trade and Economic Growth: A Variable Historical Relationship -- Development of the Institutional Framework for International Trade -- Recent Patterns of World Trade -- Two Challenges Posed by the Relationship between Trade and Economic Growth -- The New Global Production Structure -- Microeconomic Foundations -- New Forms of Production and Market Organization -- Implications for Business Decisions and Strategies -- Patterns of FDI and TNC Strategies at the Global Level -- The International Mobility of Capital and Labor -- International Finance and Macroeconomic Regimes -- History of the International Financial System -- Recent Changes and Volatility in Financial Markets -- Capital Flows to Developing Countries -- International Migration -- Inequalities and Asymmetries in the Global Order -- Inequalities in Global Income Distribution -- Long-Term Disparities between Regions and Countries -- Overall Effect of International and National Inequality -- Basic Asymmetries in the Global Order -- Extreme Concentration of Technical Progress in Industrial Countries -- Developing Countries' Greater Macroeconomic Vulnerability -- High Capital Mobility and Low Labor Mobility -- The Rise and Fall of International Cooperation for Development.

Summary: The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean draws upon the Latin American and Caribbean region's experience in order to formulate a historical and multidimensional assessment of the globalization process from the perspective of developing countries.

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"Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean"--Cover.

Included Index.

Globalization: A Historical, Multidimensional Perspective --
Economic Globalization --
Noneconomic Dimensions of Globalization --
Ethical and Cultural Dimensions --
Political Dimension --
Opportunities and Risks --
International Trade and the New Global Production Structure --
International Trade --
International Trade and Economic Growth: A Variable Historical Relationship --
Development of the Institutional Framework for International Trade --
Recent Patterns of World Trade --
Two Challenges Posed by the Relationship between Trade and Economic Growth --
The New Global Production Structure --
Microeconomic Foundations --
New Forms of Production and Market Organization --
Implications for Business Decisions and Strategies --
Patterns of FDI and TNC Strategies at the Global Level --
The International Mobility of Capital and Labor --
International Finance and Macroeconomic Regimes --
History of the International Financial System --
Recent Changes and Volatility in Financial Markets --
Capital Flows to Developing Countries --
International Migration --
Inequalities and Asymmetries in the Global Order --
Inequalities in Global Income Distribution --
Long-Term Disparities between Regions and Countries --
Overall Effect of International and National Inequality --
Basic Asymmetries in the Global Order --
Extreme Concentration of Technical Progress in Industrial Countries --
Developing Countries' Greater Macroeconomic Vulnerability --
High Capital Mobility and Low Labor Mobility --
The Rise and Fall of International Cooperation for Development.

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean draws upon the Latin American and Caribbean region's experience in order to formulate a historical and multidimensional assessment of the globalization process from the perspective of developing countries.

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